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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.0

CVE-2003-0831 in the critical feed json

ProFTPD 1.2.7 through 1.2.9rc2 does not properly translate newline characters when transferring files in ASCII mode, which allows remote at…

published 2003-09-25 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2003-0822

cvss
9.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
56.9%
EPSS 56.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99%
public exploits
3
Exploit-DB

Summary

ProFTPD 1.2.7 through 1.2.9rc2 does not properly translate newline characters when transferring files in ASCII mode, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow using certain files.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-23170)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

56.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-23170 ProFTPd 1.2.7/1.2.8 - '.ASCII' File Transfer Buffer Overrun dos, 2003-09-23
  • EDB-110 ProFTPd 1.2.7 < 1.2.9rc2 - Remote Code Execution / Brute Force remote, 2003-10-13
  • EDB-107 ProFTPd 1.2.9 rc2 - '.ASCII' File Remote Code Execution (1) remote, 2003-10-04

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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